The First Republic of Armenia was founded on May 28, 1918. The necessity to have own currency arose for the stability of the economic state of the country. However, because of lack of necessary printing in the country it was determined to print bank-notes of the First Republic abroad. Originally it was decided to print them in […]
An 8 Century Long Friendship
The friendship between Armenians and Venetians started with the concession of mutual trade privileges in the XIII century between the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and the Republic of Venice. From this time on the Armenian presence in the city of Venice as a “privileged nation” has been constant. The importance of this presence for the […]
The monument will be reconstructed
Still in 1834 a monument devoted to memory of 1131 Russian soldiers dead during Russian -Persian war was built in village Oshakan, Armavir region. The monument is in the list of state historic and cultural monuments of Armavir Region of the Republic of Armenia. During March-April, 2011 on the initiative of Ministry of Culture of […]
The Madonna of Spitakavor
One of the famous monasteries of historical Syuniq of the 14th century is the Monastery of Spitakavor. This beautiful monastery is situated 7 kms to the north from the village Vernashen of the region Vayots Dzor, in a ravine. In inscriptions and written sources the monastery is mentioned with different names; St. Karapet, Anapat (Desert), […]
Armenians throughout Ireland & the UK
It is believed that Armenians have been living in the British Isles since ancient times. It is no accident that lately people have been much speaking about the similarity of the English Stonehenge and the Armenian Karahounch, which have the same form and the name. According to the 8th century cuneiform found in Anglo Saxon […]
Lori Fortress
Lori Fortress is one of the monuments of the Armenian Plateau well known for its historical-archeological value. It is situated near the city of Stepanavan. The necropolis and the dwelling occupy the territory of about 500 hectares. Lori Fortress survived more than one and a half thousand years, beginning from the last two centuries of […]
Dragon (vishap)
In the mythological beliefs of many people around the world water is closely connected with dragons. As the incarnation of chaos, dragons protected the newborn cosmic ocean and fought against the gods of sun, the bringer of harmony. The dragons (or demons) then came down to Earth from the cosmos and turned into the guardians […]
Zorakarer
Nowadays it is very difficult for us to definitely clarify when and for what reason several hundreds of vertical basalt obelisks of 3 metres high and more than 9 tones were erected. Situated in the environs of Sisian town in the province of Syunik, about 1800 metres above sea level, this monument reminds regular rows […]
Karmir Blur
Karmir Blur (Red Hill) is located in the south-western part of Yerevan, on the left bank of the River Hrazdan (the old name of the river is Ildaruni). About 3400 years ago on an upland named Kuarline a flourishing dwelling was founded, where people lived in little earthen buildings with several rooms. The hearth was […]
Carts and War-Chariots
The invention of the cart is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. It was a revolution in transportation, in the military sphere, and it promoted the development of civilization. The creation of the cart also had a long history. Different peoples of the ancient world independently participated in it. The archaeological excavations, rock carvings, ceramic statuettes […]